Obituary Record

Leslie Thomas Wakefield
Died on 10/11/2006
Buried in Herman Cemetery

#1 Enterprise 13 Oct 2006

Leslie T. Wakefield, 65

Leslie T. Wakefield, 65, of Herman, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the Herman Legion Hall. Interment will be in the Herman Cemetery.

Leslie Thomas Wakefield was born July 10, 1941, on the Hines Ranch located east of Herman, to Warren and Marjorie (Fletcher) Wakefield. His family moved to a home on Old Highway 73, where he attended Pleasantview School. He graduated from Blair High School in 1958.

After high school, he went into active duty with the Nebraska National Guard. He also worked in construction, and managed Fox Ridge Apartments until the time of his death. He served on the Herman, Kennard, and Blair Fire Departments and was a member of the Landmark Lodge. He enjoyed rodeos and spending time with his three grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Patty Jo; children, Mary and Tracy Oliver of Herman, and Jim and Susan Wakefield of O’Neill; three grandchildren; and a brother, Wilbur Wakefield of Rochester, Minn.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in Charge of arrangements.

#2 Omaha World Herald 11 Oct 2006

Wakefied—Leslie, age 65, of Herman, NE. Survived by wife Pat, children, Jim and Susan, Oneill, NE; Mary and Tracy Oliver, Herman, NE, 3 grandchildren.

Services 10;30 AM Friday, Herman Legion Hall; burial Herman Cemetery. Visitation will begin 10 AM Thursday, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.

CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 402-426-2191

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory Leslie Thomas Wakefield

Born July 10, 1941 Herman, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest October 11, 2006 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 13, 2006 Herman Legion Hall, Herman, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Lance Clay. Organist: Gracie Husk. Vocalist: Mark Kraeger. Vocal Selection: “Where He Leads Me”

Casket Bearers: Troy Wakefield, Kevin Brummond, Mike Wakefield, Jeff Hoier, Chris Wulf, Mike Stang

Honorary Casket Bearers: Harold Paulsen Jr, Leroy Nelson, Mike Smith, Al Kjeldgaard, Bill Lippincott, Jeff Behrendt

Graveside Services: Herman Cemetery, Herman, Nebraska

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave # 99207163

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 10/13/2006


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